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inconsistency - 3 dictionary results
in⋅con⋅sist⋅en⋅cy
[in-kuh
n-sis-tuhn-see] 
–noun, plural -cies for 2.
| 1. | the quality or condition of being inconsistent. |
| 2. | an inconsistent thing, action, remark, etc. |
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| in·con·sis·ten·cy (ĭn'kən-sĭs'tən-sē) n. pl. in·con·sis·ten·cies
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Inconsistency
In`con*sist"en*cy\, n.; pl. Inconsistencies. [Cf. F. inconsistance.]1. The quality or state of being inconsistent; discordance in respect to sentiment or action; such contrariety between two things that both can not exist or be true together; disagreement; incompatibility. There is a perfect inconsistency between that which is of debt and that which is of free gift. --South. 2. Absurdity in argument ore narration; incoherence or irreconcilability in the parts of a statement, argument, or narration; that which is inconsistent. If a man would register all his opinions upon love, politics, religion, and learning, what a bundle of inconsistencies and contradictions would appear at last! --Swift. 3. Want of stability or uniformity; unsteadiness; changeableness; variableness. Mutability of temper, and inconsistency with ourselves, is the greatest weakness of human nature. --Addison.
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Language Translation for : inconsistency
Spanish:
inconsistencia,
German:
der Widerspruch,
Japanese:
矛盾
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